Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Singapore
Singapore: Dealing with construction permits: Cost was 3.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Singapore, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: cost in Singapore is 3.3%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Singapore peaked at 3.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2019.
Singapore ranks 80th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of Warehouse value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.5% | — |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More private sector data for Singapore
- Merchandise trade 177.6% (2025)
- Food imports 3.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 505.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 74.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 566.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 92,760 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9387 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Singapore?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Singapore was 3.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2019.
- How does Singapore rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Singapore ranks 80th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The cost records all official costs associated with completing the procedures to legally build a warehouse, including the costs associated with obtaining land use approvals and preconstruction design clearances; receiving inspections before, during and after construction; obtaining utility connections; and registering the warehouse at the property registry. It is calculated as a percentage of the warehouse value. Nonrecurring taxes required for the completion of the warehouse project are also recorded. Sales taxes (such as value added tax) or capital gains taxes are not recorded. Nor are deposits that must be paid up front and are later refunded.